comes to respect for lgbt rights. they say that without you changing and reforming, you will not at the billions from the european union in the jar. are you prepared to make these changes? are you prepared to make these chances? , are you prepared to make these chances? . .. are you prepared to make these chances? , ., . . changes? first of all we have to make clear changes? first of all we have to make clear that changes? first of all we have to make clear that this i to make clear that this european money, the european funds are not made of generosity or goodwill or largess by the european union. the european funds are not falling from the sky, they do not come out of scratch. these funds a created by the common performance in the common achievement in the common work of the european people including hungarians. so the money must be paid to hungary. 0n the other hand, last year we agreed with the european commission on 17 laws which we had to pass in hungary in parliament, which w
nato and the eu are very fed up with hungary. 0ne nato and the eu are very fed up with hungary. one issue right now is sweden. you are one of only two countries in nato locking the success of sweden s membership application to nato. you finally let finland three with a green light, why are you still blocking sweden? first with a green light, why are you still blocking sweden?- still blocking sweden? first of all, the government s - still blocking sweden? first ofj all, the government s position is clear. because i was the one to submit the draft piece of legislation to the agenda of the parliament. in the draft says that parliament should agree with the ratification. the government agrees with the enlargement of nato both in the case of finland and sweden. so when the decision is going to take place depends on the parliamentary group of ours, many members of which do feel
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cohesion. hungary is a consistent outlier on many issues from supporting ukraine with weapons and sanctions to welcoming sweden into nato. my guest is hungary s foreign minister peter szijjarto. will hungary pay a price for its defiance? foreign minister peter szijjarto in budapest, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for the welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for the invitation - so much for the invitation again, i am so much for the invitation again, iam happy so much for the invitation again, i am happy to and. it is again, i am happy to and. it is again, i am happy to and. it is a pleasure again, i am happy to and. it is a pleasure to again, i am happy to and. it is a pleasure to have again, i am happy to and. it is a pleasure to have you - again, i am happy to and. it is a pleasure to have you back and do szijjarto. let me start with simple questions to be a
ukrainian farmers, the linchpin of their economy, are in dire straits. 6% of all ukrainian food exports go through hungary. if you block them all, to quote the ukrainian agricultural minister, it will be a disaster. he says that we ask our neighbours, we plead with them to take this into account. are you prepared to, or not? ~ ., account. are you prepared to, ornot?~ . , or not? we are absolutely takin: or not? we are absolutely taking this or not? we are absolutely taking this into or not? we are absolutely taking this into account i or not? we are absolutely. taking this into account and thatis taking this into account and that is why we have opened all our transit routes for ukraine to export foodstuffs and green from ukraine to countries where the export should be targeted. but this is what is happening. ukrainian grain and foodstuff is stuck in central europe. the agreement was that we allow the transit and we are ready to continue to do so. but ruining our older culture and o